Sphagnum magellanicum moss is a species of moss that grows in southern Chile . It is quite a versatile product , but mostly used for orchid polish . Its high water throw power is the chief characteristic of this product and its antibacterial acid compounds forestall base disease . This all results in an increasing external demand over the recent years . This is explain by Camilo Maldonado of Exportadora Mossy Chile , a company that is dedicate to bring forth and marketing quality moss and has 7 years of experience in the Sphagnum Magellanicum moss industry .
Versatileproduct but mainly used for orchid cultivationSphagnum magellanicum is a versatile product as it is being used for dissimilar purposes . " It is mainly used as a substrate for the cultivation of orchids , but also for other aquacultural crops , horticulture in general , vegetative replication of yield Tree , isolate and packaging material , for food preservation , in the diaper industry , requiring unlike types of mathematical product formats . "
How it worksSo how to create the product that is suitable to use as a substrate in plants ? " We extract the product for further processing out of the wetlands or swamps in Southern Chile , their natural home ground . The moss is extracted live to subsequently go through a dehydration process and then carry out productive management to obtain the concluding result . " But what is the final result ? " High quality intersection with low-spirited percentage of impureness , characterized by the lightheaded brown colouring and an approximate length of 8 to 14 centimeter the fiber of the moss . " Maldonado stresses that Mossy Chile develops its product process in a way that is put to the environment , safeguarding the necessary parameters for the timely growth of the renewable product .
BenefitsThe chief characteristic of this type of moss is its high water keeping electrical capacity , but that ’s not all . " It can retain water up to 20 times its weight unit and redistribute this water to the roots according to its own requirements . Simultaneously , it provide optimal oxygenation to the plant . Additionally , an another characteristic of sphagnum moss is to release antibacterial acid compounds , ensuring that flora farm without stem disease . Likewise , moss is a input of the rootage , allowing them to pass off . "
International demandincreasingThe main buyer countries for moss are Taiwan , the United States , Japan , China and South Korea , and over the year , Maldonado has see the demand increasing . " The outside need for Sphagnum moss has produce in recent years , derived from the different use it has been given , mainly due to its high pee - holding power " . And Maldonado believes that the need for the substratum will increase . " As the interest in industrial plant and flowers in homes is increase , along with help a fleeceable and more bionomic human beings , we cogitate the demand will increase . "
For more informationExportadora Mossy ChileCamilo MaldonadoEmail:[email protected]www.mossychile.cl
